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Counsel U.S. Value Series A

U.S. Equity

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025)
$18.10
Change
$0.19 (1.08%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 14, 2009): 9.06%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -7.60% -10.40% -1.22% -6.15% 9.75% 11.76% 6.18% 5.25% 11.48% 4.12% 1.95% 3.90% 5.15% 4.35%
Benchmark -4.57% -11.79% -2.47% -8.73% 12.63% 18.27% 15.08% 12.30% 15.44% 13.55% 14.27% 13.26% 14.84% 13.85%
Category Average -3.76% -11.90% -4.21% -8.32% 7.65% 13.97% 10.67% 7.68% 12.29% 9.92% 10.29% 9.82% 10.95% 9.80%
Category Rank 1,279 / 1,323 394 / 1,314 148 / 1,305 312 / 1,306 520 / 1,276 892 / 1,207 1,058 / 1,150 896 / 1,082 691 / 1,022 956 / 957 868 / 869 799 / 801 716 / 718 650 / 652
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.52% -1.14% 4.78% 1.01% 1.47% 3.08% 10.82% -5.02% 4.75% -0.90% -2.15% -7.60%
Benchmark 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.97% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.52% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 8.84% 4.18% 16.56% -11.19% 9.19% -13.75% 30.50% -6.06% -2.34% 29.40%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 4 4 4 1 1 4 3
Category Rank 478/ 641 389/ 689 281/ 766 799/ 851 917/ 923 998/ 998 77/ 1,063 172/ 1,114 1,160/ 1,177 659/ 1,263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

30.50% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.75% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 90.07
International Equity 7.76
Cash and Equivalents 2.17

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 45.76
Industrial Services 10.61
Consumer Services 9.03
Telecommunications 6.88
Energy 6.56
Other 21.16

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.24
Latin America 4.44
Europe 3.32

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc 4.97
Fox Corp Cl A 3.65
W R Berkley Corp 3.56
MetLife Inc 3.56
Synchrony Financial 3.54
Delta Air Lines Inc 3.44
Loews Corp 3.38
Chubb Ltd 3.32
General Motors Co 3.15
Arch Capital Group Ltd 3.10

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return810121416182022242628-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%

Counsel U.S. Value Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.71% 15.75% 17.22%
Beta 0.91% 0.89% 1.02%
Alpha -0.06% -0.01% -0.08%
Rsquared 0.58% 0.56% 0.59%
Sharpe 0.21% 0.62% 0.24%
Sortino 0.41% 0.99% 0.22%
Treynor 0.04% 0.11% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 99.80% 93.50% 65.48%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.77% 16.71% 15.75% 17.22%
Beta 0.98% 0.91% 0.89% 1.02%
Alpha -0.02% -0.06% -0.01% -0.08%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.58% 0.56% 0.59%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.21% 0.62% 0.24%
Sortino 0.77% 0.41% 0.99% 0.22%
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% 0.11% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.80% 93.50% 65.48%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A41.941.956.756.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

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Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

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Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A36.536.558.958.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date January 14, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $16

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CGF106
CGF116
CGF126

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of Counsel U.S. Value is to seek long-term growth of capital while maintaining a commitment to protection of its capital, by investing primarily in U.S. equity securities. Counsel U.S. Value may also invest in U.S. fixed-income securities and equity and fixed-income securities of issuers anywhere in the world, depending upon prevailing market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor follows a quantitative value approach, combining proprietary screening measures with a relative value-ranking process, in an effort to identify and hold the most attractively priced value stocks. The sub-advisor also uses its proprietary methodology to identify and select stocks that have positive share-price momentum. The sub-advisor employs a systematic trading strategy.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Mount Lucas Management Corp.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.39%
Management Fee 1.90%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 4.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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